WeeBeaks Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 My second son is very very different from my first. Pretty much all the books my oldest liked at this age, my youngest doesn't. He just doesn't seem to like readalouds much at all, despite listening to them his whole life of course in his house. Occasionally he will be glad to hear one, but usually not. So my question - what is a favorite in your house, chapter book or at least a longer, multiday, read-aloud that your 6yo likes? He isn't liking Island of the Blue Dolphins, but then that is mainly for my 9yo. Dad is reading A Wrinkle in Time, and DS #2 doesn't like that either. Last readaloud of Justin Morgan had a Horse was so-so. My Father's Dragon was "okay." Pooh is a no-go, even on audio, which the rest of the family enjoyed (good voices). He is not interested in Charlotte's Web aside from the movie. Family Under the Bridge he had no interest in. A Hundred Dresses he really disliked. We tried some nonfiction, dinos, If you Traveled West in a Covered Wagon and so forth without much success either. I was thinking it was just fiction he didn't care for. Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missouri Okie Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 My son turned 7 in September. He is also hard to please in read-alouds. However, he LOVED the whole Narnia series. He also, surprisingly, enjoyed The Matchlock Gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 My 5.5 (almost 6) really liked Tales from the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Is he understanding? My eldest didn't care for read-alouds because he wasn't visualizing the story (and thus not comprehending). After he started to picture things in his head (we used Visualizing and Verbalizing, but Idea Chain has a similar product out) it was like the light had been turned on. Saint George and the Dragon might be an in-between step. It has great pictures but could be broken into different readings (lots of text). All my kids love that book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiegal Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth was loved by both my boys at that age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Ds adores E.B. White's books. We're now reading the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and he really loves that one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 My middle son didn't like read-alouds until very recently because he is very visual and has a hard time visualizing the story when it is read-aloud. (FWIW, I'm STILL that way. I have the hardest time focusing on audio books.) He is now reading well, and it helps tremendously when he sits on my lap and follows the text while I read. He always wants my finger pointing to where I am. I'll recommend Little Pear, because it seems to appeal to young boys and has some pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. A Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 What about Roald Dahl? Fantastic Mr. Fox went over really well here, as did The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, and James and the Giant Peach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBeaks Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Is he understanding? My eldest didn't care for read-alouds because he wasn't visualizing the story (and thus not comprehending). After he started to picture things in his head (we used Visualizing and Verbalizing, but Idea Chain has a similar product out) it was like the light had been turned on. Saint George and the Dragon might be an in-between step. It has great pictures but could be broken into different readings (lots of text). All my kids love that book. I'm wondering. We are using WWE 1, and he can get about half the questions most of the time, sometimes more and sometimes less. So he is not as strong as his brother was in the comprehension and recall, but he is understanding at least to some degree on passages the same level as he is hearing in readalouds for the most part. Thanks for the recommendation though. Maybe I should try it and see if it makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 My 5.5 (almost 6) really liked Tales from the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne. Yes! My 7 y.o. loved this last year. We ended up reading all 6 books aloud because he couldn't get enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBeaks Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 I have a lot of the recommendations around but haven't tried them with him yet. Thanks so much for the memory jog on those. DS did love Little Pear and the sequel, so we have those. We have some Dahl, but I can't recall which ones. We have Narnia but haven't tried it because I feared an even longer book would scare him off. LOL But he has seen the movie so maybe that would be a transition book for him. I wonder. He would know the plot so maybe would like it more because it was familiar, yet the book of course is much richer in story and detail. Osborne we have, but might save it for next year as ancients is up again. Off to look at the The Enormous Egg. I haven't read that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Early read aloud hits in our house included Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Roald Dahl... Two short, shorts that I think are great early read alouds are Tashi by Anne Feinberg and The Jamie and Angus Stories by Anne Fine. Huh... those names are alike. I never noticed. Oh, and Nim's Island. And she's homeschooled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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